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English verb: untangle | |||
| 1. | untangle (contact) release from entanglement of difficulty | ||
| Samples | I cannot extricate myself from this task. | ||
| Synonyms | disencumber, disentangle, extricate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disengage, free | ||
| 2. | untangle (contact) become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of | ||
| Samples | Unravel the thread. | ||
| Synonyms | unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | undo | ||
| Entail | disunite, divide, part, separate | ||
| Antonyms | ravel, tangle, knot | ||
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